# Peralanda GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/peralanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Peralanda Peralanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.01 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 5mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Peralanda? Peralanda lies in [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Hapugoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/hapugoda-east/), [Jayasamarugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/jayasamarugama/), [Jayasrigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/jayasrigama/), [Mangulpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mangulpokuna/), [Podiveekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/podiveekumbura/) and [Ragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ragama/). By area it is the 10131st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Peralanda is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0396° N, 79.9117° E. Local names: පේරලන්ද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Peralanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Peralanda. - Jayasirigama Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Weather in Peralanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gampaha District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Peralanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Type A Kandana · Jayasamarugama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04127&mlon=79.90376#map=17/7.04127/79.90376) Bank Commercial Bank ATM · Ragama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03017&mlon=79.92151#map=17/7.03017/79.92151) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump sadasarana Gas Center · Mangulpokuna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02877&mlon=79.91008#map=17/7.02877/79.91008) Hotel Travel Corners Hotels · Ragama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02968&mlon=79.92030#map=17/7.02968/79.92030) Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) School Peralanda Junior School · Peralanda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04043&mlon=79.90866#map=17/7.04043/79.90866) College De Mazenod College Board of Prefects · Peralanda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04035&mlon=79.91399#map=17/7.04035/79.91399) Police station Police Station Ragama · Thewatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03496&mlon=79.92418#map=17/7.03496/79.92418) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Peralanda Places mapped inside Peralanda in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants3 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Ja Ela DS Division - Alexendrawatta - Bandigoda - Batagama North - Batagama South - Batuwatta East - Batuwatta West - Dambuwa - Dandugama - Dehiyagatha North - Dehiyagatha South - Dolahena - Ekala - Ekala Kurunduwatta - Gallawatta - Hapugoda Central - Hapugoda East - Hapugoda West - Indiminna - Indivitiya - Ja-Ela - Jayasamarugama - Jayasrigama - Kalaeliya - Kandana East - Kandana West - Kanuwana - Kapuwatta - Ketagewatta - Kudahakapola North - Kudahakapola South - Maeliya - Mahawatta - Nagoda - Narangodapaluwa East - Narangodapaluwa West - Nedurupitiya - Nivandama North - Nivandama South - Podiveekumbura - Polpitimookalana - Ragama - Rampitiya - Rilavulla - Thewatta - Thudella North - Thudella South - Thudella West - Thumpeliya - Uswatta - Vishakawatta - Walpola East - Walpola West - Weligampitiya North - Weligampitiya South - Wewala - Yakkaduwa ## Quick answers - Where is Peralanda?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Peralanda?Hapugoda East, Jayasamarugama, Jayasrigama, Mangulpokuna, Podiveekumbura and Ragama - How many villages are in Peralanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Peralanda?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Peralanda?Divisional Hospital Type A Kandana, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Peralanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Peralanda?HDFC Bank ATM, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Peralanda?sadasarana Gas Center, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Peralanda?LK1221240 (OCHA common operational dataset)